Week 8 of Training

Weather can be a killer in Michigan. This week was no exception. I ran three of my runs in temps over 85, with one of them being in 90+ temps, all with humidity. Then, after taking off for my long run of 15 miles, a thunderstorm came in and cut it short at the 6 mile mark. I spent most of Sunday depressed about missing my long run. Today, I figured I'd post my update of week 8's training, and then I'll sit down with my schedule and figure out how to work my mileage back to where it needs to be.

M - Rest
T - 4 miles
W - 7 easy miles (93 degrees)
R - 3 easy miles
F - 7 miles @ 9:11 pace
S - Rest
S - 6 miles run

I was feeling good for that Sunday run too. I expected to go out a little slow, approximately 10:00 miles. I figured I would slowly work my way up to a 9:30-9:45 pace, and I had it in my mind I would finish the last two or three miles around 9:15 depending on how I felt. I know I am pushing my limits with a 4 hour marathon goal, so any missed training run, especially the long run, feels like a major disappointment.